Holidays in porto azzurro in province of livorno

In the center of the est part of Island of Elba in a natural landscape of rare beauty, made even more impressive by a crystalline sea, Porto Azzurro has established itself as a tourist port best known and loved of the island. Permanently residing in the town about 3,500 people, but in the summer, with the arrival of tourists, the number of inhabitants increases dramatically.
In the past it was known by the name of Porto Longone just as it was called the spanish fortress built in 1600 to protect the territory of the town. The fort was later used as a prison.
The center overlooks the Gulf of Mola, the widest bay of the Elba, and being very well protected from winds and currents its port is one of the most frequented by tourist boats and ferries connecting to the mainland. This feature has made Porto Azzurro a popular destination for holidays by the sea, transforming it from village of fishermen and farmers in this popular seasideresort. Apart from its beaches, it is also to visit the Forte Longone and the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Monserrato, built in the early 1600s on the orders of the spanish governor of the time. Off the bay of Porto Azzurro, about 35 m depth is a third-century roman shipwreck carrying a cargo of african amphorae, some of these are now in the archaeological depot of Portoferraio.
Another highlight is the Lake of Terranera formed after filling a mine with sulfur water. The lake is particularly impressive as it separated from the sea by a single strip of sand, bathing is prohibited.|"Porto Azzurro"

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